Eating Attitudes Survey

Place
an X in the column which applies best to each of the statements.
1 = always; 2 = very often;
3 = often; 4 = sometimes; 5 = rarely; 6 = never.

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Avoid eating with other people

2.
Cook for others but do not eat what I cook

3.
Become anxious prior to eating

4.
Am terrified about being overweight

5.
Avoid eating when I am hungry

6.
Find myself preoccupied with food

7.
Have gone on eating binges where I feel that I may not be
able to stop

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Cut my food into small pieces

9.
Aware of the calorie/fat content of foods that I eat

10.
Particularly avoid foods high in carbohydrates

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11.
Feel bloated after meals

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12.
Feel that others would prefer if I ate more

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13.
Vomit after I have eaten*

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14.
Feel extremely guilty after eating

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Am preoccupied with a desire to be thinner

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Exercise strenuously to burn off calories

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17.
Weigh myself several times a day

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18.
Am uncomfortable if my clothes fit tightly

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19.
Dislike eating a meal

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20.
Wake up early in the morning

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21.
Eat the same foods day after day

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22.
Think about burning up calories when I exercise

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23.
Menstrual periods are irregular or absent

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24.
Other people think that I am too thin

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25.
Am preoccupied about having fat on my body

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26.
Take longer than others to eat my meals

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27.
Avoid/dislike eating in restaurants

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28.
Take laxatives*

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29.
Avoid foods with sugar in the ingredients

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30.
Eat diet foods

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31.
Feel that food controls my life

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32.
Attempt to be in control around food

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33.
Feel that others pressure me to eat

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34.
Suffer from constipation

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35.
Give too much time and thought to food

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36.
Feel uncomfortable after eating sweets

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37.
Engage in dieting behavior

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38.
Like my stomach to be empty

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39.
Avoid trying new rich foods

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40.
Have the impulsive to vomit after meals

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(Adapted from D. Garner &
P. Garfinkel, 1979.)

Score 1 point for each *Often*, 2
points for *Very Often*, and 3 points for *Always*.
30 points indicates an undue preoccupation with food.
60 points indicates a potential problem with an eating disorder
and the need to seek treatment.
80 points indicates a serious problem with an eating disorder.

* We urge
you to seek professional help if you put an X in columns 1-5 for
this question, even if your overall score was below 60 points.